<div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://zipfm.net/sites/dev.zipfm.net/files/news/jim_carey.jpg" width="224" height="224" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Reports are that comedian Jim Carrey was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa on Saturday.</p>
<p>During Jim Carey’s speech at Maharishi University, he inspired graduates to pursue the career they love, no matter how risky it may seem, using his father as an example.</p>
<p>Jim Carey said that his father could have been a great comedian but his dad didn't believe that that was possible, so he played it safe, and instead, got a job as an accountant.</p>
<p>Jim Carey further disclosed, that he learned many great lessons from his father, especially that persons can fail at what they don't love, so might as well take a chance on doing what we love...</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The 52 year old actor bagged the doctorate degree for Fine arts Honoris Caus from Maharishi </span><span class="o42j5" id="o42j5_1" style="list-style: none; float: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-left-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">University of Management</span><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> in Iowa.</span></p>
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